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Question 6: SecurityShould Canada do more to address conditions giving rise to conflict and
insecurity beyond our borders? If so, where? |
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Canada's should immediately meet or exceed the 0.7% target for foreign, continually taking advice and lessons from recipient countries about best practices contributing to human security values.
Canada should promote systematic consultation with women in the non-formal sector both AT HOME an |
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2003-04-30 17:55:57 |
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Physicians for Global Survival (Canada)
Submission to the Foreign Policy Dialogue
Introduction
We applaud the Government's commitment to peace-building and human security. Canada has played an important role in trying to deal with issues such as terrorism, environmental degradation, social |
PhysiciansforGlobalSurvival |
2003-04-30 17:55:45 |
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Question 6. *Yes, we could do more.
* We could increase our foreign aid to the agreed upon level of 0.7%, targeting it to areas where it can be most effective. We should ensure that it is designed to benefit the recipients more than Canadian industries.
We should support the UN in its various |
HamiltonPGS |
2003-04-30 17:55:33 |
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This is difficult. Without intelligence gathering services it may be difficult to identify such problems. We should probably rley upon our allies and the UN to identify these. |
1798 |
2003-04-30 17:55:21 |
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I think we must do more to prevent war. How this can be done should be a topic for widespread international discussion. We should help combat disease and extreme poverty, world wide, and encourage conservation. Of course, this is more easily said than done. Public hearings should be held on how we c |
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2003-04-30 17:54:57 |
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Canada must act on its stated positions and must vote according to its fundamental values as expressed in our constitution and legal system. Yes, Canada must do a great deal more than ‘going through the motions’ as it has been and its pretense of being a peaceful country. Peace is not a static con |
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2003-04-30 17:54:44 |
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Canada must act on its stated positions and must vote according to its fundamental values as expressed in our constitution and legal system. Yes, Canada must do a great deal more than ‘going through the motions’ as it has been and its pretense of being a peaceful country. Peace is not a static con |
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2003-04-30 17:54:00 |
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We should not allow Canadian companies or foreign companies operating in Canada to participate in trade in arms or military equipment. We should cultivate a non-aligned and independent foreign policy that would lend credibility to Canadian efforts at diplomacy and brokering of peace agreements. We s |
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2003-04-30 17:53:48 |
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Since it is difficult for countries to remain heaviliy and permanently engaged the the domestic affairs of other countries, Canadians should maintain a sense of perspective on the degree to which we can stamp out conflict at its source. As the saying goes, "All politics is local". Thus is ma |
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2003-04-30 15:11:06 |
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Yes, definitely.
I believe, the question is not only "where" but HOW. |
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2003-04-30 15:10:53 | |
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